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Economics at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - La Crosse has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 10,531 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from UW - La Crosse.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

UW - La Crosse Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UW - La Crosse Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how UW - La Crosse performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at UW - La Crosse is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Economics Schools 30
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 269
324
Most Popular Economics Schools 330

Earnings of UW - La Crosse Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - La Crosse is $44,228. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Economics Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse Economics Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UW - La Crosse are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UW - La Crosse also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 12,660 $57,710
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Economists 240 $80,070
Economics Professors 200 $119,560
Survey Researchers 80 $48,010

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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